India – Court Rules On Pre-Grant Opposition

Month: June 2010

Recently the Delhi High court decided on an important question of law concerning the maintainability of a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against an order of Controller of Patents either allowing or rejecting a pre-grant opposition under Section 25(1) of the Patents Act 1970. The case is UCB FARCHIM SA […]

In the global endeavour to afford protection to GIs, Malaysia has been an active crusader. There are a large number of GIs particular to Malaysia such as Sarawak Pepper, Sabah Tea, Borneo Virgin Coconut Oil and Kelantan Budu (anchovy sauce), to name a few. In 2000, the Malaysian Government enacted the Geographical Indications Act, under […]

A Study on the Impact of KPI in Malaysia The recent case of Kopitiam Asia Pasific Sdn. Bhd. v Amazing Spectacular Sdn. Bhd. highlights certain points pertinent to the current intellectual property scene in Malaysia, especially the law relating to passing off. The case merits the possibility of suing in passing off of not only […]

Cargill International Trading Pte Ltd v Martek Biosciences Corporation [2009] SGIPOS 12 Introduction On 20 January 2006, Cargill International Trading Pte Ltd (the Applicant) filed an application with the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) to revoke the Singapore Patent No. 42669 entitled “Arachidonic Acid and Methods for the Production and Use thereof” owned by […]